Cracker Barrel's Double Fudge Coca Cola Cake

Cracker Barrel's Double Fudge Coca Cola Cake

1 cup coca-cola

1/2 cup oil

1 stick butter

3 tablespoons cocoa powder

2 cups sugar

2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

***Frosting***

1/4 pound butter

3 tablespoons cocoa powder

6 tablespoons cream or milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped

1 pound confectioners' sugar

In a sauce pan, bring Coca-Cola, oil, butter and coca to a boil.  

In a large bowl, mix sugar, flour and salt.  Pour in the boiling liquid and beat well.  Add eggs, buttermilk, soda and vanilla and beat until well mixed.  Pour into a greased and floured 9x13" pan and bake at 350^F for 30-45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

For the Frosting, in a saucepan combine the butter, cocoa and milk and heat until the butter melts.  Beat in the remaining ingredients and spread on hot cake.  Cool and cut.

This was OK....not particularly memorable though.  And not very chocolate-y.  Also, the frosting was ridiculously sweet, which is not usually something I complain about.